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Thursday 28 May 2015 - 17:44 Makkah mean time-10-8-1436
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London, (IINA) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday resigned as envoy of the Middle East Quartet diplomatic group after eight years in the job, AFP reported quoting his office.
“Tony Blair has tendered his resignation in a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,” said a spokeswoman for Blair.
Blair is expected to remain active in the region, but not in any formal capacity. It is unclear whether a new representative of the Quartet, which brings together the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations, will be appointed.
The move follows concerns about the potential conflicts of interest between Blair’s role in peace negotiations in the Middle East and his business activities, according to Daily Mail.
In addition, Blair’s involvement in the Iraq War has made him unpopular in large swathes of the Middle East, while others say he is very close to Israel.
In July, a group of former British ambassadors called for Blair to be removed from his role over the possible clash between his business interests and attempts to ‘absolve himself’ of responsibility for the Iraq crisis.
The letter said his achievements as envoy had been negligible and he was guilty of seeking to please the Israelis.
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